The concept of race and what it means to people today varies from place to place. Despite increasing global contact, scientists are skeptical about the concept of race as a social construction. There is an ongoing debate about what “race” actually means and how it is used in terms of categorizing people. As biological variations increase, differences between people in the same groups become visible. As time went on people began to show more and more similarities in different ways. Race is only used in terms of what people look like and what they have in common biologically. The following will focus on how society constructs the idea of ​​race and how it is applied today. IntroductionAlthough historical perspectives show racial differences as a biological factor, recent studies show that race is more a social fact than a biological one. Even today the notion of race is an ongoing debate. Race is more or less defined as a “socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important” (Macionis, 2013, p. 40). Many factors lead social scientists to believe that race is no longer a biological factor, but rather the importance people place on differences between people. Johann Frederich Blumenbach, a German physician, is known for being the first to develop race taxonomy (Gabbidon, 2013, p. 1). Blumenbach conducted research in which he separated people of color into five groups: “Ethiopian (African), Mongolian (Asian), American (Native American), Malay (Pacific Islander), and White (Caucasian)” (p.1 ). While his work is known to be the gateway to human classification, scholars have further expanded the idea of ​​race. There are parts of this concept… in the middle of the document… a lot and to keep Africans away. rebelling because, as mentioned, it simply wasn't worth it. Today, many countries whose peoples were known for certain characteristics are more genetically diverse. People have been migrating for centuries, and increasing contact with people with certain genetic characteristics is easing the barriers that once separated humans (Macionis, 2013, p. 340). Biological variation in humans can be seen within people who belong to the same racial category. Race is a concept that people over time have used to separate people. It is the classification of subjugating a specific group to one's highest rank. You might say that race is a biological aspect, but history has proven otherwise. A person's appearance does not explain their racial category. Today the world is more diverse than ever and there is no category that separates people.